1978–79 Essex Senior Football League

The 1978–79 season was the eighth in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.[1]

The league featured 16 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with one new club:

Basildon United were champions, winning their third Essex Senior League title in a row.

League table
Essex Senior
Football League
Season1978–79
ChampionsBasildon United
Matches played272
Goals scored842 (3.1 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Basildon United 32 26 5 1 86 14 +72 57
2 Canvey Island 32 22 8 2 73 21 +52 52
3 Eton Manor 32 19 6 7 68 37 +31 44
4 Heybridge Swifts 32 17 9 6 50 32 +18 43
5 Brentwood 32 15 9 8 64 49 +15 39
6 East Ham United 32 16 6 10 57 42 +15 38
7 Witham Town 32 14 7 11 47 43 +4 35
8 Tiptree United 32 11 11 10 42 32 +10 33 Transferred to the Eastern Counties League
9 Brightlingsea United 32 12 9 11 53 51 +2 33
10 Bowers United 32 12 8 12 41 47 −6 32
11 Chelmsford City reserves 32 11 6 15 41 47 −6 28 Resigned from the league
12 Maldon Town 32 7 14 11 43 60 −17 28
13 Woodford Town 32 10 7 15 46 62 −16 27 Transferred to the Athenian League
14 Ford United 32 4 9 19 28 47 −19 17
15 Stansted 32 7 2 23 34 72 −38 16
16 Coggeshall Town 32 2 10 20 40 82 −42 14
17 Sawbridgeworth Town 32 3 2 27 29 104 −75 8
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References
  1. "Essex Senior Football League 1971–1992". Non League Matters.
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